What foods do you consider your essentials?

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  • mythicals
    mythicals Posts: 70
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    Whole wheat bread. I eat at least one slice a meal.
    Whole Foods Hummus
    Bananas
    Graham crackers
    Frozen peas and corn
    Sweet potato
  • newbierun14
    newbierun14 Posts: 23 Member
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    Hummus! I eat it literally everyday :) Other than that greek yogurt, oatmeal, granny smith apples, carrots, boca burgers, tofu, avocados, almonds, pistachios and craisins. So much yummy food!
  • somigliana
    somigliana Posts: 314 Member
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    > Oats with almonds, linseed and sunflower seeds
    > milk
    > coffee
    > rooibos tea
    > green beans
    > hummus
    > vanilla yogurt
    > frozen berries
    > carrots
    > apple or pear
    > chocolate protein powder
  • nevertellen35
    nevertellen35 Posts: 13
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    My absolute essential is laughing cow herb and garlic cheese wedges..
  • merguson
    merguson Posts: 281 Member
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    whole grain bread chalk full of seeds
    activia
    cheerios (easy to snack on at work, without milk)
    mini rice cakes (dill pickle)
    chicken
    lean turkey lunch meat
    mustard
    clemintines
    fresh blue berries (I like to freeze them)
    Kozy Shack chocolate pudding cups (only 60cals:happy: )
    chicken skewers (Our grocery store has some low cal/fat that are awesome)
    mushrooms
    cabbage (Love it bbqed)
  • aproc
    aproc Posts: 1,033 Member
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    Cereal
    Coffee
    Strawberries
    blueberries
    pb
    some kind of chocolate.
    Yogurt

    I eat all of this almost every day. XP Must have my cereal with berries in the morning. And I go through a thing of strawberries within a day most of the time. I was very upset to wake up and find no blueberries or strawberries for my cereal this morning. Luckily, I had frozen strawberries which I have never tried in cereal but it was so good. I might just have to start eating frozen ones with cereal from now on. :D
  • ellesi
    ellesi Posts: 7
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    While i do not eat this everyday, i sure do love it!
    I found a way to make a sandwich with only 263 calories, 17g protein, 34g carbs, and 6g of fat. :)

    2 slices of Alvardo street bakery sprouted sourdough bread -160 cal (can be found in some health food stores)
    Romaine lettuce- 8 cal
    1 slice of tomato- 2 cal
    1 slice provolone cheese- 60 cal
    3 slices of oscar Myers deli fresh honey smoked turkey breast- 25 cal
    1/2 serving of helman's reduced fat mayo- 8 cal
    mustard- as much as i feel like! (no cals!! :)

    Like i said, i do not eat this everyday, but when i do it destroys all of my cravings until dinner!!
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
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    What a GREAT thread. :) I love reading about all this food!

    Here are my lifelines:

    Oatmeal
    Peanut butter
    English muffins
    Nuts/Seeds
    Zone Perfect chocolate caramel cluster bar (gets me by in a pinch, if I don't have time to make a real lunch)
    carrots
    apples
    spinach
  • Barneystinson
    Barneystinson Posts: 1,357 Member
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    At home - Eggs, bacon, coffee, cream.

    Or on the go - quiche cups (sans crust), Fage Total w/frozen blueberries & cinnamon, coffee, cream.
  • lilmissy2
    lilmissy2 Posts: 595 Member
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    I'm more of a believer in everything in moderation...

    I definitely have icecream (40g) most days after dinner - would have been low fat in Australia but the low fat versions here are rubbish haha

    If I'm working, I usually have 20g of chocolate too...

    and there's my recommended 2 serves of 'extra foods' !!

    I won't tell you about all my healthy foods but I make sure I have carbs at each meal and try to have vegetables with breakfast and lunch. I definitely have protein at dinner but sometimes breakfast lunch and dinner! I try to eat a variety of protein sources and I usually try to make one vegetarian dinner per week.

    The only foods I make a truely conscious effort to ensure that I eat (the only ones that don't come completely naturally) is dairy. Somehow I always feel that as long as I'm getting 2-3 serves of dairy, all is right with the world!
  • sonjavon
    sonjavon Posts: 1,019 Member
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    Eggs
    Spinach
    Rice Cakes
    Low Sodium Turkey breast
    hummus
    baby carrots
    Apples
    Oranges
    Zucchini
    Yellow Squash
    Chicken Breasts
    Natural Almonds
    Crystal Light - I don't do it often... but on days that I'm having trouble drinking enough - it's a MUST have for me. I like the Crystal Light fitness powder
    Some sort of skinny cow ice cream.... there are just days when I NEED dessert and if I don't have something handy - I'll eat the whole kitchen to satisfy that need
  • Pril2000
    Pril2000 Posts: 254 Member
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    Mango (always have at least 2 in the house)
    salmon
    brown rice
    green beans
    bananas
    pork chops
    oatmeal
    apples
    8th continent vanilla soy milk

    I don't eat all of these every day, but I do have each thing more than once a week and some every day. Like bananas. If I run out of bananas, I get pretty upset. Lol
  • derocherl
    derocherl Posts: 13 Member
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    Chicken
    Fish
    Greens
    Celery
    Avocados
    Grapefruit
    Oranges
    Strawberries
    Ginger
    Tea
    Apple cider vinegar
    Olive Oil
    Stevia or Truvia

    Last month, the list would have included coffee and cheese, but I've given those up!
  • artsystacey
    artsystacey Posts: 16 Member
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    Mmm...this is a tough one!

    Greek Yogurt is almost always in my fridge
    All Natural Peanut Butter
    Milk
    Kettle Corn or Popcorn...perfect snack!
    Fresh Salsa
    Hummus
    Green Tea
    Chai Tea
    Strawberries
    Chicken
    Laughing Cow Cheese
  • SkinnyCate
    SkinnyCate Posts: 116
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    morning star burgers!
    pickles
    luna bars (coconut dipped chocolate!)
    almond milk
    arnolds flat bread
    skippy reduced fat peanut butter
    baby spinach
    amy's asian sesame dressing
    goat cheese
  • jataijah
    jataijah Posts: 192 Member
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    Boneless chicken breast.
    Also Fiber One bars. I must have one everynight before bed

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